CVE-2023-53185
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Publication date: 2025-09-15

Last updated on: 2025-12-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes A bad USB device is able to construct a service connection response message with target endpoint being ENDPOINT0 which is reserved for HTC_CTRL_RSVD_SVC and should not be modified to be used for any other services. Reject such service connection responses. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
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Published
2025-09-15
Last Modified
2025-12-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2023-53185
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Showing 8 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
linux linux_kernel From 2.6.35 (inc) to 4.14.322 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.15 (inc) to 4.19.291 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 4.20 (inc) to 5.4.251 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.5 (inc) to 5.10.188 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.121 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.39 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.2 (inc) to 6.3.13 (exc)
linux linux_kernel From 6.4 (inc) to 6.4.4 (exc)
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ath9k wifi driver allows a malicious USB device to send a service connection response message targeting ENDPOINT0, which is reserved and should not be modified for other services. This could potentially allow the bad USB device to misuse or interfere with the reserved endpoint. The fix involves rejecting such service connection responses to prevent this misuse.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious USB device to interfere with or manipulate the reserved ENDPOINT0 in the ath9k wifi driver, potentially leading to unexpected behavior or security issues in the system's handling of USB services related to wifi. This could compromise system stability or security depending on the context of use.

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